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My friend Wendy had never seen The Princess Bride so we watched it on Saturday night. This was one of my favorite movies when I was a kid (along with SpaceBalls) and I continue to enjoy it every time. There are tons of quoteables, but the reason I chose the one above is because it doesn't really fit with the others - it's one of the few places that the movie is dark and real. Most of the time it's comical and fun, but they slip in real stuff every now and then.

Overall there aren't many movies with a higher quote density then this one. I found myself giggling all the time at the classic lines (Wendy was very good to put up with this...)

I just wish Rob Reiner would go back to making good movies. Seriously, look at his track record. Before 1996 he directed The American President, A Few Good Men, Misery, When Harry Met Sally, The Princess Bride, Stand By Me, and This Is Spinal Tap. Since then he's made Ghosts of Mississippi, some random TV movie, The Story of Us and Alex and Emma. Ghosts of Mississippi and The Story of Us weren't terrible, but they weren't really good either. I've yet to see Alex and Emma but I haven't heard anything redeeming about it. Seriously, that first list reads like a greated hits compendium - this guy has done some truly great movies. Rob, where did you go man? What happened?

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